Online Education
5 takeaways from the Ed Dept’s final distance education rules
Author: Ray Schroeder
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Natalie Schwartz, Education Dive
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday dropped the final version of its new regulations governing distance learning. It’s the third and final set of new rules the department has published over the past year, and they touch on a sprawling number of issues in higher education, including accreditation and online learning. The rules take effect in July 2021, but the department said institutions can use “the new flexibilities” as soon as they are published in the Federal Register. Here are five key questions the new rules raise that colleges should know.